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Max Nabati

The Anatomy of Longing

Nine Sculptures, Nine Erotics

Max Nabati

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English
Max Nabati
29 January 2026
Non-graphic art forms; Erotic art; Biography: literary
In 2002, Max Nabati set out on a simple journey to see as much as he can. He returned haunted by many things as well as nine sculptures. This book is his confession: a lyrical travelogue through a hidden country called Desire, whose monuments are not of stone, but of the human heart projected onto marble and bronze.

Moving from the sacred chill of the Vatican to the worldly glow of Parisian galleries, Nabati encounters nine masterpieces; from Michelangelo's Pietà to Rodin's The Kiss; not as frozen artifacts, but as living principles. He maps a profound grammar of longing through them, discovering an erotics not of flesh, but of grief, evasion, potential, glamour, chaos, restoration, balance, self, and secret. This is a deeply personal meditation on what it means to want, to chase, to hold, and to lose, revealing that the greatest seductions are often found not in union, but in the charged spaces between: the almost, the nearly, the forever out of reach.

More than art criticism, it is a work of intimate philosophy, a conversation with ghosts carved in stone. It is for anyone who has ever stood before a work of art and felt a quiet, unsettling shift within; a recognition of their own longing reflected back, eternal and questioning.
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Imprint:   Max Nabati
Edition:   Large type / large print edition
Dimensions:   Height: 279mm,  Width: 216mm,  Spine: 3mm
Weight:   163g
ISBN:   9798232095031
Pages:   60
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Max (Shahrooz) Nabati is a global citizen and an accomplished author. He has explored many countries, immersed himself in diverse societies, cultures, and natural wonders. These journeys have deeply inspired his creative work, leading him to publish short stories and novels across various genres, with several of his works released over the past decade.

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